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Six weeks for dads | New report calls for overhaul of UK paternity leave offer
Campaigners argue that longer paternity leave would promote gender equality, support...
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'Grappling uncertainty' | Layoffs, AI & RTO mandates: UK workforce anxiety hits breaking point
Fear of job losses, economic instability and return to office mandates stifle UK growth as economic predictions...
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FIA | F1's governing body axes head of DEI in restructure that splits up role
DEI duties now split between teams at motorsport's leading organisation...
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Cost cutting | Business leaders turn to hybrid working in bid to save money
C-suite executives are turning to hybrid work models to reducing operating costs...
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'Normalising cuts' | AI will shrink Amazon's corporate workforce, CEO Jassy declares
The company is accelerating its use of generative technology...
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'It's broken' | Government must address 'fundamental failings' in UK's parental leave system, committee warns
The UK's parental leave system is “broken” and requires urgent, meaningful reform, starting with...
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£30k tribunal | Employee forced out for working from home to supervise gardener
HR questioned a senior worker's priorities after choosing to work from home to oversee some gardening...
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'Regressive move' | HSBC warns staff - be in office or risk your bonus
HSBC staff are at risk of losing their bonuses if they don't come into the office frequently...
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'Feeling the pressure' | Gen Z willing to forgo WFH to secure jobs
Increasing numbers of younger workers would forgo working from home in order to secure a new role, according...
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TikTok talk | How social media shapes the way we talk to colleagues
Research uncovers the extent of social media's influence on workplace dynamics...
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Redundancies | Office staff hit hard as Burberry axes 1,700 jobs
Burberry will cut around 1,700 jobs over the next two years, in a sweeping cost-cutting...
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WFH study | Remote working fails to spread jobs more evenly across UK - report finds
Hopes that working from home would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled...
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‘Converted into a GPT’ | Moderna replacing junior HR analyst roles with AI, HR chief says
The vaccine-maker recently merged its digital and HR teams into a single...
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'Awful burden' | Employers risk talent exodus due to lack of support for cancer carers
New research has revealed the pressure working cancer carers face as they take on...
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Travis Perkins report | Revealed: How many women are in council maintenance jobs
Women continue to be very underrepresented in council maintenance roles across the...
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'Radical reforms' | UK immigration overhaul raises employer concerns over skills gaps & worker readiness
Gov's major changes to impact hiring, L&D & more...
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Tight squeeze | HSBC facing major desk shortage at new London HQ
HSBC could face a major headache when relocating its London HQ, with projections...
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'State of shock’ | Worker sacked on day off wins tribunal over botched redundancy
An employee "plunged into a state of shock" after being made redundant in a meeting...
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'Hypocrisy' | Reform UK hiring remote staff despite vowing to end WFH in councils
Reform UK has been accused of hypocrisy for advertising home working roles despite...
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More hiring, less tech | Starbucks CEO announces 'labour-focused' plan to curb sales slump
Starbucks' change in people strategy comes after attempts to replace staff with...
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'Mistakes occur' | London Underground defeats part-time worker discrimination appeal
Tribunal upholds dismissal of worker's overtime complaint...
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RTO debate | PwC to discipline employees who break return-to-office rules, says Chief People Officer
PwC will take action against staff who fail office attendance rules, according to...
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'Sensory overload' | Peloton failed autistic worker by mishandling reasonable adjustments, tribunal finds
Fitness giant Peloton failed to properly implement reasonable adjustments for an...
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'Gov must listen' | Employment Rights Bill putting “brakes on hiring”, retailers warn
A survey of HRDs of leading retailers reveals the scale of concerns about the impact...
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Higher risk | Scope confirms heavy job cuts, disabled staff significantly affected
The charity's workforce is set to shrink by more than 20%, with a third of job...
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Digital security | Home working propels breaches of employee data to 6 year high
Breaches of employee data have hit the highest level in at least six years...
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'Build a world class EX' | Manchester United kicks off search for new HR leader
Manchester United has begun its search for a new People Director to help build 'a...
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NHS L&D | Career boost for 1 million NHS workers as Gov unveils huge support package
Plans include new leadership training & career coaching...
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‘Leaner’ | Cabinet Office to shrink by a third as 1,200 civil service jobs axed
900 other workers will be reshuffled to other Whitehall departments...
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'Fundamental' | Shopify CEO to staff: Prove AI can't do the job before hiring humans
CEO Tobi Lutke has ordered staff to prove they “cannot get what they want done...
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Legal turbulence | Ryanair fights ruling in high-stakes appeal over pilot's 'worker' status
Tribunals classified a pilot as an employee rather than a self-employed...
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Wellbeing | Hybrid workers take fewer sick days and face less stress-based illness
Findings come amid £33billion long-term sickness bill...
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Bye bye-brid | Almost half of UK staff would consider quitting over RTO mandates
Firms report concerns of employee backlash over RTO...
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